Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org “Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins” (Hebrews 9:22). The shedding of blood is associated with sacrifice. Hence, without sacrifice, there is no forgiveness of sins. A sacrifice is an act…
Fr. Jijo Kandamkulathy CMFClaretian Publications, Macau 27 June 2021 – 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year BMk 5:21-43 The gospel today depicts two miracles. One is the healing of a woman who had abnormal bleeding for 12 years. The…
Corrado Gnerre I have heard that many Anglicans have switched to the Catholic Church. But is it right to allow this? I have always known that ecumenism requires dialogue, not conversion. Dear …, unfortunately there can be two types of…
Aurelio Porfiri There is true hypocrisy and false hypocrisy in matters of faith. If we say that it is right to do something, even if we are not up to the same principles that we take as a model of…
Robaird O’CearbhaillHong Kong Correspondent Why did the Irish Miracle monkssave Western Europe and the Church from barbarism from the 5th century until the next millennium? Isn’t it a wonder that a newly-baptized, non-Roman, rural society Island, the last edge of…
Aurelio Porfiri Catholicism has had many enemies in its history. The opposition of the world still exists today. After all, Jesus himself had foreseen it. Unfortunately, this opposition comes not only from outside the Church, but also from inside.
Robaird O’CearbhaillHong Kong Correspondent The brilliant abbess Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), in her lifetime and beyond, was celebrated as a scientist, music composer and had several other extraordinary talents as well, becoming world famous in the later decades of the…
António dos Santos The solemnity of St Peter and St Paul is one of the oldest in the Church. As early as the fourth century, there was a tradition of celebrating three Masses on this day: the first in St…
António dos Santos Last Saturday (June 19), a prayer group from Medjugorje, Macau, organized a celebration gathering in the parish of Our Lady of Fatima – prayer, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, confession, a talk by Father Michael Zhang who…
(CNS) People with disabilities were often overlooked and faced discrimination in various health care policies and practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Pontifical Academy for Life.